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The Quiet Cost: Menopause and the Erosion of Women's Careers

There is a particular quietness to the way a career fades. It is rarely a single dramatic exit; it is more often a slow erosion of presence, of confidence, of the energy required to keep showing up. A new survey for Melinda French Gates's Pivotal quantifies what many women have long felt privately: menopause is quietly reshaping professional lives. The data, shared with Marie Claire, reveals who bears this cost. It is a heavy, tangible weight.